Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - Bearding on the hives

It's been hot and here are shots of my hives this evening:
my large hive - the overwintered hive:

my small hive from the new package:

here's a link to a good article on Bearding:


http://countryrubes.com/template/images/The_Phenomenon_of_Bee_Bearding2_8_17_10.pdf